UVM Rocket Personnel:
Past and Present


Professors and Directors

Dr. Tony Keller Principal Investigator Mechanical Engineering
University of Vermont
Dr. David Maughan Co-Investigator Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
University of Vermont
Dr. Jim Vigoreaux Co-Investigator Biology
University of Vermont
Dr. Roberto Marco Consultant Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, & Biophysics
School of Medicine, University of Madrid
Mark Miller Project Manager Mechanical Engineering
University of Vermont
Michael Liebschner Ph. D. Student
Summer 1997 - Fall 1998
Mechanical Engineering
University of Vermont


Undergraduates
ME = Mechanical Engineering CE = Civil Engineering
EE = Electrical Engineering BE = Biomedical Engineering
NU = Norwich University

Summer 1997: Brian Esser (Junior, ME)
Ed Tirrell (Senior, ME)
Oak Williams (Senior, ME)

Fall 1997 to Spring 1998
Starting from bottom right, going clockwise:
Brian McLaughlin, Rory Laughren, Jim Plumpton, Mark Miller, Peter Bergendahl, Alvaro Garcia, Dr. Tony Keller, Brian Esser, Michael Liebschner.

 Not pictured: Lisa Steckley, Matt Tanis, Oak Williams, Ed Tirrell.


Fall 1997: Peter Bergendahl (Senior, ME) Spring 1998: Peter Bergendahl (Senior, ME)
Brian Esser (Junior, ME) Alvaro Garcia (Senior, ME)
Alvaro Garcia (Senior, ME) Jim Plumpton (Senior, ME)
Rory Loughran   (Senior, EE) Ed Tirrell (Senior, ME)
Brian McLaughlin (Senior, BE) 
Jim Plumpton (Senior, ME)
Lisa Steckley (Senior, ME)
Matthew Tanis (Senior, ME)
Ed Tirrell (Senior, ME)
Oak Williams (Senior, ME)


Summer 1998: Wendal Chaffee (Sophomore, EE)
Chris Dunlap (Senior, ME)

Fall 1998 to Spring 1999
Back row: Dan Barnett, Geoff Gaida, Daniel Cheung. Megan Carroll, Dr. Tony Keller, Mark Miller.
Front row: Evan Bauer, Noel Nutting, Marko Rosenfeldt, Mark Meissner.

 Not pictured: Chris Dunlap


Fall 1998: Dan Barnett (Senior, ME) Spring 1999: Dan Barnett (Senior, ME)
Megan Carroll (Senior, ME) Evan Bauer (Senior, ME)
Daniel Cheung (Senior, ME) Megan Carroll (Senior, ME)
Chris Dunlap (Senior, ME) Daniel Cheung (Senior, ME)
Noel Nutting (Senior, ME) Chris Dunlap (Senior, ME)
Geoff Gaida (Senior, ME)
Mark Meissner (Junior, ME)
Noel Nutting (Senior, ME)
Marko Rosenfeldt (Senior, ME)


KC-135 Flights March 20th, 1999
From left to right:
Noel Nutting, Dan Barnett, Daniel Cheung. and Megan Carroll.
KC-135 Fliers (Undergraduates): Dan Barnett (Senior, ME)
Megan Carroll (Senior, ME)
Daniel Cheung (Senior, ME)
Noel Nutting (Senior, ME)


Summer 1999: Daniel Cheung (Senior, ME)
Martha Price (NU Senior, CE)
Noel Nutting (Senior, ME)
Robert Sewell (NU Junior, ME)


 
 
KC-135 Flights August 18th & 19th, 1999
From left to right:
 Marko Rosenfeldt, Geoff Gaida, Martha Price, and Robert Sewell
KC-135 Fliers (Undergraduates): Geoff Gaida (Senior, ME)
Martha Price (NU Junior, CE)
Marko Rosenfeldt (Senior, ME)
Robert Sewell (NU Junior, ME)


Fall 1999 to Spring 2000
Fall 1999: Wendal Chaffee (Junior, EE) Spring 2000: Zach Brown (Senior, ME)
Mike Fortney (Senior, EE) Jay Carpenter (Senior, ME)
Jon Riccitello (Continuing Education) Wendal Chaffee (Junior, EE)
Mike Fortney (Senior, EE)
Jessica Kopczynski (NU Junior, ME)
Mark Meissner (Senior, ME)
Martha Price (NU Senior, CE)
Jon Riccitello (Continuing Education)



 
KC-135 Flights March 10th & 11th, 2000
From left to right:
 Mike Fortney, Martha Price, Jessica Kopczynski and Wendal Chaffee
KC-135 Fliers (Undergraduates): Wendal Chaffee (Junior, EE)
Mike Fortney (Senior, EE)
Jessica Kopczynski (NU Junior, ME) 
Martha Price (NU Senior, CE)



 
 


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